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It’s been so long since we last caught up. I’m working on making my newsletters monthly from now on, of course today I’m full of full moon energy and being productive as all get out so I’ll have to work hard to keep it up.

Did you know I have a newsletter? I’ll be sharing magical and health related herbal tips and snippets there each month. You can subscribe here.

In this month’s newsletter you’ll find a great deal in the store with a surprise bag that only 12 of your can grab! Also I’ll link to some videos I posted to youtube about magical tinctures and some distilling on my beautiful copper still!

The garden is still green and lush, we’ve had an unseasonably warm start to winter which in my sheltered grove means a very late reaction by the fig trees and tropicals. Hopefully it gets cold enough for the peach tree, not that our variety requires a lot of cold temps.

One plant that has loved the winter has been the Gotu Kola. It’s little umbrellas have taken over the garden. I pulled a half a square metre of the runners from the garden last weekend to give the patchouli and vervain some breathing space. A little transplanting of self heal and yarrow happened as well in an effort to get a larger harvest this year.

The Winter roots harvest was amazing, Burdock, Elecampane and my first Orris root harvest as well! Now to dry it slowly to develop that amazing scent. I divided the Orris root pups and replanted them along the back of the centre garden. Now we wait another two years to harvest again!

I’m going to be posting some videos to youtube again soon. If you haven’t seen my youtube channel please check it out here.

If you have a question about magical herbs please send your questions to me at belladonnaandbones@gmail.com and I will answer your questions in my next video.

The store is open currently but I will be moving to an event/market night based schedule to help me give you all my most creative magics and work around my work travel and personal schedule. If you would like to be notified when those events are announced please subscribe to my newsletter.

Hello everyone!
You may have seen this very special set teased on facebook or instagram earlier today. Aurificium is the piercing shaft of sunlight through the clouds, it is the light in a lover’s eyes and the magic of laughter. This very special set is a strictly limited edition of 13.
Newsletter subscribers are receiving first notification of availability before Aurificium is released to the wider community.

Aureus is an Enchanter’s working set. It is a study in duality as all good magicians are. Darkness and light meet in it’s creation as it was birthed out of the dark of the year but is worked with the power of the sun and enrobed in the light.

Belladonna, Myrrh and Chamomile combine with the silken whisper of a spider’s web to ensnare the senses. The Enchanter may use this balm for flight when one wants to be at one’s most charming when negotiating with spirits on the astral planes, for divination as it will shine a bright light on any situation or when creating charms to enchant, sweeten and entice. The balm is strengthened with 24ct Gold Leaf and a 1+ carat piece of gem quality Citrine.

The Citrine may be taken from the balm and used for a magical piece of enchanting jewelry or left to keep charging the balm.

It is complimented by Aureum; a Tincture of Myrrh and Gold in 96% proof alcohol. Just a few drops in ice water will create a cup of power worthy of your workings. This tincture is also perfect for dressing candles and other items.

The third in this trio is Aurea: a hand blended suffumigation of Myrrh, Chamomile and Belladonna. This bright, heady combination is a compliment to all Aureficium workings.

The included literature includes detailed instructions for use. Each numbered set ships in a Belladonna & Bones signature gift box

Hello my friends!
Well the end of 2015 was incredible and the beginning of 2016 is just amazing.
There is magic in the air can you feel it?

I have videos, podcasts & new products to share with you all! Warning long image heavy post ahead!!

I’ll start with the new products.
The Magica Herbae Subscription box has been an amazing experience, the subscribers are an incredible group to work with, we have our own study group on facebook and it is amazing the work that people are doing. There are a limited number of openings for the next three box subscription. Please contact me at belladonnaandbones@gmail.com if you are interested.

There are a few new products in the store that our Magica Herbae Subscribers will already be familiar with.

The first is our new range of Single Note Ointments & Tinctures. I wanted to explore the traditional plants of Flight & Divination in depth and create balms that can be mixed on the skin, or used as bases to create new amazing experiences.

The Single Note Range gives you the opportunity to incorporate other plant or animal relics into your balms to forge connections and bonds with spirits. I’ll talk more about how to do this in coming weeks.

Also added to the store are Conpluria, An Artemisia blend, perfect for working with Fae spirits of the green. Our Wormwood Wand Balm, excellent for the consecration and binding of magical tools. Veris; A spring atunement balm for those soon to come out of winter. And Hedge Crossing; A special balm created without ingredients Etsy forbids. This balm is a nice entry point for those who are not used to working with balms of this type.

It has been an incredibly productive time in the garden and I’ve been tincturing everything.

I’ve also created a whole plant infused divination balm called Sussuri: Silent Whispers. If you follow me on instagram you would have seen it’s creation in my lovely copper cauldron.

I am often asked about protection when journeying on the astral. Of course you know that my Contego Balm is wholly unsuitable to mix with Flying ointments, so i wanted to create something that could be used in tandem. From much communion with my garden came Velatus: A cloaking balm for Astral Protection.

One of the things I loved seeing was as this balm matured the marshmallow seemed to disappear.

There is also a new section in the store for magical tools! I have created some Banishing Whisks and there will be other tools including wands and Hood lamps over the coming months. Int he Magical Candles section there are hand dipped black beeswax spell candles. Because some spells require something truly special.

Now – Videos!

If you’ve ever wondered what my garden looks like well here’s a tour. Actually there are a few tours – you can really see how the garden has evolved. Subscribe to the Youtube Channel to see when I post new things.

Well the Winter Solstice has come and gone here in my little garden downunder and truthfully it is one of the busiest times of year in my garden. Thanks to our late start to winter this year I’ve been harvesting the last of the Hyssop, Belladonna, Clary Sage, Mugwort, Wormwood, and various varieties of Mint.

After the harvesting come the winter maintenance. Belladonna and Wormwood are divided and repotted, cuttings are taken from the Mugwort and they are all moved into the coldframe. Other plants are also babied a little through the winter; Aloe, Arnica, Valerian, Feverfew, Tansy, Herb Robert, Marshmallow, a new variegated Elder and a variegated Wormwood. All the plants receive winter offerings and precious resins are burned in their honour.

Herbs overwintering in the coldframe

The Mugwort has had a good cutting back, it was nearly as high as my house! I now have some lovely long stems set aside to dry for Besoms. I also have an abundance of dried Mugwort. I have placed a few packets in the shop and wee little sample packs have been sneaking into orders from the store.

My darling Belladonna enjoyed a good dose of lime and already her precious young leaves are poking out to great the coming sun. I also harvested and dried some of the roots this year, Some of the fresh root has already made its way into a very potent oil. The oil in turn has been added to our new Lucus Dark Grove Flying Ointment.

I wasn’t ever planning on selling my herbs but I have become very disenchanted with unscrupulous and uninformed sellers passing off incorrectly labelled herbs. These poor plants are chopped beyond recognition, smell like nothing at all, and are often a depressing uniform brown colour. I will never have a wide variety of herbs available for you, I simply don’t have the space, but when I have extra I will offer it to you.

So far there are two items available; Mugwort Leaf and Mugwort Flowering Tops. The flowering tops are of particular interest to the Alchemist and apprentice as they are preferred for that kind of work. I find them particularly useful in charms and witches bottles.

All my herbs are organically grown, hand harvested & air dried. They receive regular offerings to their plant spirits and all the care and attention that magically intended plants deserve.

Why do these things matter?

You know I’ll be the first to tell you to dive into the kitchen pantry or your local supermarket if that is all you have access to. Even these mechanically processed and heat dried herbs still contain the essential spark of the plant, albeit in a diminished state. In a pinch (sorry 🙂 ) they will work though. Even better though visit your local Middle Eastern, Mediterranean or Indian Grocer, the spices will be cheap, have high turnover and be better quality.

What happens when you grow your own herbs or source them from another magic user is something extraordinary. The spark is there of course, it burns brighter and sharper, the energy of the plant is tangible. The Spirit of the plant is often present, something rarely found in commercially treated herbs. They smell, look and taste as they should. Energetically and magically they will just work better.

Growing your own herbs for magical, medicinal and culinary purposes is a rewarding experience and one I can recommend to any witch who uses plants in their practice.

I’ll be sending out some special offerings in my newsletter including access to our very special new offering – Magica Herbae – a monthly magical herbalism subscription box! be sure to subscribe to the newsletter to be the first to know when it is released.

I’ve been off having new adventures, learning new things, talking to some wonderful, wonderful, customers and making some amazing magic.

Here’s a custom incense blend I mixed up for a customer, I’ll be offering intuitively created custom blended balms and incenses in the store very soon. I greatly enjoyed tuning in with the customer and creating this blend.

Now you all know I never met a book I didn’t like, or at least invite into my house for a glass of absinthe and a snuggle in my bed. It’s so easy to get lost between the pages, there’s always another book to read, always more to know. Especially now with the world wide web of shiny things to distract us bower birds.

It’s so easy to be distracted that we often neglect doing magic altogether and become armchair scholars. (This is not to detract from the scholars among us, they perform a great service to the community.) I’d like to assume though, that if you are the type of Witch or Wizard who has made their way to my corner of the internet then you consider yourself a magic user, a magic maker, a master of the arte, or at least on your way there. Ask yourself, when did you last do some magic?

I want you to go do some magic. Do it now.

Close your eyes and let the first symbol that slips from your consciousness light up the darkness behind your eyes. It may mean something to you or nothing at all, it’s a symbol of your personal power, just let it strengthen and glow.

Start it spinning, it doesn’t matter which way, just get it moving. Let it become a blur of light. Then draw it into yourself, let it light a fire in your soul that you can direct into any path you so choose. Take a few deep breaths and draw your consciousness back into the now. Then open your eyes.

What you do now is up to you, you may want to make a note of the symbol in your magical journal, you might turn it into your phone background so you can charge it each time you glance at your screen, you may even want to take a pen and draw it onto your skin.

Moonlight on water,
Fire in darkness,
Smoke on the wind.
Claritas, Claritas, Claritas.

These spell candles are hand-dipped, Completely hand -made and Consecrated to purpose. They are then rolled in my sacred mix of herbs to enhance psychic awareness. When burned they will enhance your divinations and readings and allow you open your mind and heart to the messages from beyond.

These candles are not works of art, they are works of magic, they are raw with power, studded with will and bear the marks of the hands that made them.

This listing is for One Pair of candles (2 candles) only. other items included in the image are not for sale.

This pair of candles stand around 11cm high and have a burn time of approximately 30 minutes per candle. They are completely made from scratch, I make my own wicking from organic Hemp Cord, Source Organic beeswax from small Australian farmers and grow my own herbs or source ethically grown organic herbs for this blend.
Each candle is hand-dipped and then rolled in the magical herb blend, they are not artificially sealed, herbs are presed into the warm candle and some herbs may shift in shipping. Each part of the process is handled in a sacred manner with constant focus on the end purpose of the candles

These candles are not works of art, they are works of magic, they are raw with power, studded with will and bear the marks of the hands that made them.

~*Please read our Store policies carefully before purchasing.*~
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COUNTRIES CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS BEFORE PURCHASING – CANDLES CONTAIN LOOSE HERBS, SEED AND PLANT MATTER.
These candles contain dried herb matter so they MUST NOT be left near curtains or left unattended as the herb matter may catch alight.

Caution: herbs in this balm have been used to traditionally induce trance they should not be used by those with heart, liver or kidney conditions, if you are pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding, Do not drive or operate machinery after using. Some ingredients may cause photo-sensitivity, and may cause skin to sunburn more easily. I suggest that you do not use on sun exposed skin during daytime ritual.
Do not use if you are allergic to Morphine, or Opiates. Should be avoided by those on psychiatric medications or antidepressants. Do not touch eyes, mouth, nose or genitals with ointment. Wash hands after application. Do not ingest, keep away from children and animals. Results are not guaranteed and may vary. Do not mix with excess amounts of alcohol or other drugs.
By purchasing you agree not to misuse the product or hold Belladonna & Bones liable for the misuse of said items.
Results are not guaranteed and may vary.

Under Etsy policy and Victorian law I must state this item is sold as a Curio only

At dark of moon I call the flame to guide my hand as I cast the cards and whisper spirits names. A green fairy appears before me and laughs as I turn the card, “fool” she whispers and her laughter echoes as I reach for meaning and hidden meaning in the oracles I call…

These spell candles are hand-dipped, Completely hand -made and Consecrated to purpose. They are then rolled in my sacred mix of divination herbs and oils so that when burned they will enhance your divinations and readings and allow you to hear the messages of spirit clearly and tune into your own intuitive oracle.

These candles are not works of art, they are works of magic, they are raw with power, studded with will and bear the marks of the hands that made them.

This listing is for One Pair of candles (2 candles) only. other items included in the image are not for sale.

This pair of candles stand around 11cm high and have a burn time of approximately 30 minutes per candle. They are completely made from scratch, I make my own wicking from organic Hemp Cord, Source Organic beeswax from small Australian farmers and grow my own herbs or source ethically grown organic herbs for this blend.
Each candle is hand-dipped and then rolled in the magical herb blend, they are not artificially sealed, herbs are presed into the warm candle and some herbs may shift in shipping. Each part of the process is handled in a sacred manner with constant focus on the end purpose of the candles

These candles are not works of art, they are works of magic, they are raw with power, studded with will and bear the marks of the hands that made them.

~*Please read our Store policies carefully before purchasing.*~
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COUNTRIES CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS BEFORE PURCHASING – CANDLES CONTAIN LOOSE HERBS, SEED AND PLANT MATTER.
These candles contain dried herb matter so they MUST NOT be left near curtains or left unattended as the herb matter may catch alight.

Caution: herbs in this balm have been used to traditionally induce trance they should not be used by those with heart, liver or kidney conditions, if you are pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding, Do not drive or operate machinery after using. Some ingredients may cause photo-sensitivity, and may cause skin to sunburn more easily. I suggest that you do not use on sun exposed skin during daytime ritual.
Do not use if you are allergic to Morphine, or Opiates. Should be avoided by those on psychiatric medications or antidepressants. Do not touch eyes, mouth, nose or genitals with ointment. Wash hands after application. Do not ingest, keep away from children and animals. Results are not guaranteed and may vary. Do not mix with excess amounts of alcohol or other drugs.
By purchasing you agree not to misuse the product or hold Belladonna & Bones liable for the misuse of said items.
Results are not guaranteed and may vary.

Under Etsy policy and Victorian law I must state this item is sold as a Curio only